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By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EDT on March 12, 2018

Paul White: It’s Up to de Blasio and Cuomo to Stop the Killing of Children in Traffic Collisions (News)
Eric Gonzalez Will Examine Dorothy Bruns’ Medical Records Before Pressing Charges (Bklyn Paper)
Sonia Palacios Lost Her Brother to a Driver Who Knew He Shouldn’t Have Been Behind the Wheel (Post)
Ruthie Ann Miles’ Unborn Child Survived Last Week’s Horrific Crash (Bklyn Paper)
Placard Culture at Work: Cops Bully Officer Who Cited Drivers With PBA Cards (News)
New Yorkers Need Cuomo to Deliver Transit That Gets Them to Work on Time, Not Shinier Stations (CL)
The Longer Cuomo’s MTA “Genius Challenge” Goes On, the More Embarrassing It Gets (NYT, AMNY)
If You Ride the S46, Who Knows If You’ll Make Your Ferry (Advance)
Albany May Expedite Eastward Extension of Queens Greenway to Nassau (QChron)
Constantinides Wants to Turn Municipal Parking Lot Into Subsidized Housing for Seniors (QChron)
Damned E-Bikes (Post 1, 2)

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Ben Fried

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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